2020 Canberra Raiders season launch

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It is on tonight... and The Greenhouse will be there to cover the event. We will have pics and video from the Canberra Raiders new Centre of Excellence from 6pm... on The GH Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Plus there will be four new inductees to the Canberra Raiders Hall of Fame tonight. Who do you think they will be?

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BJ Moles inside scoop.

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Two awards will be presented on the rooftop, one Presented at the urinal, the other will be left in a players locker.
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Four new #Canberra #Raiders Hall of Fame inductees, Craig Bellamy, Phil Carey, Paul Martin and Matthew Wood! #NRL #weareraiders #wearecbr #bleedgreen #rugbyleague #simplythebest #canberraraiders


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Who flew in on the helicopter :hmmm
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That's one of GE's.
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Any word on the round 1 team? Sometimes they name them at the season launch?
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Peter wrote: March 6, 2020, 9:35 pm Any word on the round 1 team? Sometimes they name them at the season launch?
No... but please check our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for a heap of photos and video from tonight!
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Craig Bellamy one of four Canberra Raiders' new hall of fame inductees

A lesson in mental toughness and every position from fullback to lock. He might not have known it at the time, but Craig Bellamy's 10 years at the Canberra Raiders laid the platform for him to become the master NRL coach he is today.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

Four more players inducted into Canberra Raiders Hall of Fame

The Canberra Raiders have inducted four more players into the clubs Hall of Fame, at tonight’s season launch at the brand-new Huawei Centre in Braddon.

Season 2020 sees the club celebrate the 30-year anniversary of their 1990 premiership win over the Panthers, with four players who featured in that season joining the 17 inaugural inductees from last year.

Craig Bellamy, Phil Carey, Paul Martin and Matthew Wood were inducted at tonight’s event, with all four inductees on hand to receive their plaudits.

See below for a list of their achievements with the club.

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Craig Bellamy

Raider #26
Player: 1982–1990, 1992
148 Appearances for Raiders: 46 Tries – 175 Points
Premiership winning Raiders player: 1990
Raiders Hall of Fame Induction: Season 2020

Craig Bellamy was a foundation year player at the Canberra Raiders who displayed unparalleled work ethic, desire and commitment. Teammates and coaches during the formative years of the Club have recalled on numerous occasions how Craig not only gave 100% at each training session he was involved in, but also was studious in taking notes on game plans and coaching strategies.

Signed for the Club’s debut season of 1982 by Don Furner (Senior), the man affectionately known as ‘Bellyache’ played the majority of his career at the Raiders in the centres, but was also used as a utility player, covering fullback, winger, five-eighth and lock.

Injury midway through the 1987 season saw Bellamy miss the Raiders charge to their first ever Grand Final appearance which resulted in an 18-8 loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Three seasons later however, Bellamy came off the bench in Canberra's 18-14 win over Penrith in the 1990 Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium after captaining the Reserve Grade team in this competition’s decider on the same day.

Craig is a two-time winner of the Raiders Clubman of the Year award, 1986 and 1990.

Bellamy spent 1991 with Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga as captain/coach in the Group 9 Competition, and had a stint playing in England for Swinton, before returning to Canberra for one last season in 1992.

Whilst in Canberra Bellamy played under coaches Don Furner (1982–87), Wayne Bennett (1987), and Tim Sheens (1988–92), mentors that obviously left an indelible mark as he has gone on post playing career to become one of the greatest coaches of all-time.

Craig coached the Raiders President’s Cup side to premiership success in 1995.

Phil Carey

Raider #61
Player: 1985–1991
87 Appearances for Raiders: 21 Tries and 6 Goals – 96 Points
Premiership winning Raiders player: 1990
Raiders Hall of Fame Induction: Season 2020

Phil Carey linked with the Canberra Raiders at the start of the 1985 season after spending 3 years with Manly in the NSW Rugby League competition. As a recruit from a consistently strong Sydney Club at the time, he quickly become a mainstay of the first-grade team at the Raiders.

Carey primarily played on the wing when he first arrived at the Green Machine, before moving into the centres. In his later seasons at the Club, he was used as a utility player off the bench.

Phil’s contribution to the team, both on and off the park, was characterised by consistent performance through enthusiastic effort. He was extremely well liked across the organisation and provided positive influence on young emerging players.

Carey played a pivotal role for the first-grade team in 1987, the year in which the Club first qualified for the Grand Final, however he was overlooked for the deciding fixture which Canberra lost to his former Club. Two seasons later he was again overlooked for the Grand Final match, but nonetheless he played an important part in the Club’s maiden premiership season.

In 1990 Carey tasted grand final success after Head Coach Tim Sheens injected him into the action against Penrith in the second half of the club’s 18-14 win.

In 1991, his last season in Canberra, Carey collected the Raiders Clubman of the Year award at the season ending presentation.

Paul Martin

Raider #79
Player: 1986-1991
86 Appearances for Raiders: 28 Tries – 112 Points
2-Time Premiership winning Raiders player: 1989 and 1990
Raiders Hall of Fame Induction: Season 2020

Paul Martin is a Canberra product who graduated through the Raiders Junior Representative Program after representing at Australian Schoolboy level.

In his six seasons at the Raiders, which at various times were interrupted by injury and illness, Martin displayed commitment and perseverance which was highly regarded by not only his teammates but also by all his senior coaches at the club, but also Don Furner (Senior), Wayne Bennett and Tim Sheens.

Paul’s performances, both in attack and defence, are best described as being reliable and consistent. He was a highly valued player in a star-studded roster.

A consistent try-scorer for the Club, Paul primarily played first-grade on the wing, however he was an interchange player in the Raiders’ maiden grand final victory; the 19-14 win over Balmain in extra-time in 1989.

Martin played in the two grand final matches against Penrith in 1990-91, for one win and one loss, before departing the Club to the Gold Coast along with former Raiders’ team-mate Brent Todd in 1992.

In his final season with the Green Machine, the dual premiership winner was leading try scorer for the Club.

Matthew Wood

Raider #103
Player: 1989–1996
75 Appearances for Raiders: 23 Tries and 38 Goals – 168 Points
2-Time Premiership winning Raiders player: 1989 and 1990
Raiders Hall of Fame Induction: Season 2020

Matthew Wood was a Canberra junior playing S.G. Ball Cup in 1987 and Jersey Flegg Cup in 1988, who graduated to first-grade level the following year. He played eight seasons with the Canberra Raiders from 1989 to 1996.

In 1989 Wood received the Club’s Rookie of the Year award at season’s end, which capped off a remarkable debut season that yielded a premiership, the Club’s maiden grand final victory; the 19-14 win over Balmain in extra-time.

He was a try-scorer in Canberra's grand final win over Penrith in 1990 and scored two tries and a goal when the Raiders lost to the Panthers in 1991.

Matthew primarily played in the wing position for the Green Machine, but also covered centre, five-eighth and the interchange roles when required.

His adaptability to various playing positions was reflective of his smart understanding of the game. In later life he tried his hand at coaching.

Despite being diminutive in statue, as a player Wood possessed great all-round skills and speed. These qualities were backed up by a strong desire and commitment to succeed, his tradesman like performances built on hard work.

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I get the Craig Bellamy one, but not sure on the others. Phil Carey was a handy winger, but really?

No Wiki or Backo or Hoffman or Dave Furner. Anyhoo, congrats to them all.
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Seiffert82 wrote: March 7, 2020, 8:19 am I get the Craig Bellamy one, but not sure on the others. Phil Carey was a handy winger, but really?

No Wiki or Backo or Hoffman or Dave Furner. Anyhoo, congrats to them all.
I am with you Seiffert. Bellamy is a great addition but the other three seem to be the next three most deserving from the 1990 Premiership Team making this a celebration of 30 years from that Premiership - the theme for this season - rather than the next three most deserving Raiders for Hall of Fame Induction.

Is it their policy that they will add 4 players each season to the Hall of Fame? If that is the case then we will be looking at a Hall of Very Good First Graders rather than a Hall of Fame that reflects the true legends of the Raiders. Notwithstanding they played in a Premiership team I think 70 to 80 games across 4 to 6 seasons is a fairly low bar for recognition as a Club Legend.
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I bet even Phil Carey was surprised when he got the call.
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VIDEO: 2020 Season Launch: Raider Nick takes you behind the scenes at the club's 2020 season launch at the brand new Huawei Raiders centre: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/03 ... on-launch/
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